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School bus drivers picket at Pavillon Poupore in Fort-Coulonge

11 May 2023 à 2:52 pm

More than thirty school bus drivers on strike since the beginning of the month demonstrated in front of the Pavillon Poupore de l’École primaire des Petits-Ponts this morning (May 11). The drivers wanted to make parents, who currently have to bring their children to school, aware of their union requests. Jacques Masseau, a driver with […]


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Esprit Rafting owner discusses this year’s flooding

11 May 2023 à 2:35 pm

With the river regulation authorities forecasting the levels declining over the coming week, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Davidson resident and owner of Esprit Rafting, Jim Coffey, about how this spring’s flooding compared to years past. He said that the preparation by both waterfront residents like himself as well as the municipality made the ordeal less […]


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Three arrested for drug trafficking in Mansfield

11 May 2023 à 10:33 am

Sûreté du Québec officers from MRC Pontiac, in coordination with narcotics officers from the Outaouais, conducted three arrests and three searches yesterday (Wednesday, May 10) in connection with the trafficking of narcotics in a residence and two apartments in Mansfield. During searches on rue Graveline, rue Dagenais and chemin Thomas-Lefebvre, the police seized: • About […]


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Four people arrested in Otter-Lake for series of thefts

10 May 2023 à 1:31 pm

Yesterday (May 9), Sûreté du Québec officers arrested four people and conducted a search in Otter-Lake in relation to a series of shoplifting cases that took place between March 17 and May 5 in both MRC Pontiac and MRC Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. Police say that the suspects took out grocery baskets and items while accomplices distracted the […]


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Motorist declared dead following accident in Litchfield

10 May 2023 à 11:44 am

A person was declared dead in hospital following a single vehicle collision in Litchfield Tuesday morning (May 9). The accident took place around 10 a.m. along Hwy. 148 in Litchfield near the intersection with chemin Sloan. The vehicle was travelling east and left the road, striking a hydro pole. The victim was later pronounced dead […]


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SOGESCO clarifies form issued to bus drivers, not a lay off notice

10 May 2023 à 9:14 am

The parent company of local bus operators, SOGESCO, responded this morning to a request from CHIP 101.9 to clarify a record of employment form issued to unionized bus drivers yesterday, which set off a series of social media posts claiming bus drivers were being laid off. Mylène Forget, a public relations specialist representing the company […]


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Bus driver strike: document sent to drivers causes confusion

9 May 2023 à 3:05 pm

The school bus drivers’ strike continues in the Pontiac and numerous people expressed shock due to social media posts indicating that the drivers had received a layoff notice from their employer, Autobus Lasalle. Denis Ouellette, a representative of Teamsters Local 106, the union representing the drivers, explained that the drivers had been sent their record […]


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Paraglider who crashed in Gatineau Park died Friday

9 May 2023 à 1:31 pm

MRC des Collines police have announced that the 61-year-old paraglider from Gatineau who crashed in Gatineau Park near Luskville on April 27 succumbed to his injuries on Friday May 5. “As for the initial police investigation, there is nothing to suggest that a criminal offence was committed and the file is now under the responsibility […]


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Overnight closures return to Chenaux bridge

9 May 2023 à 9:18 am

Ontario Power Generation is advising motorists that the interprovincial bridge near the Chenaux Generating station in Portage-du-Fort will be closed periodically overnight starting in June. “OPG is making upgrades to structures on the bridge to Limerick Island near Chenaux Generating Station to ensure our continued safe operations,” the statement reads. The bridge will be closed […]


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School bus driver strike: no progress in negotiations

8 May 2023 à 4:53 pm

As the school bus driver strike in the Outaouais hit the one week mark, negotiations between the bus operator and the union are still at a standstill. In an interview this afternoon (May 8) Denis Ouellette, a representative with Teamsters Local 106, the union representing school bus drivers from the region, said that there has […]


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